“I believe this is a squad which we can be excited about,“ the England boss said. The #ThreeLions’ official squad announcement. How FA announced the squad See moreįor the nation, by the nation. Much-derided by supporters of Arsenal and England, Danny Welbeck is a manager’s dream and actually has a very impressive international record. Danny Welbeck (Arsenal) Age: 27, Caps: 37, Goals: 15 Jamie Vardy (Leicester) Age: 31, Caps: 21, Goals: 7Įnjoyed his second-most productive goalscoring season with 20 Premier League goals and always offers a threat when he plays for England.ġ4. One of the few players in the squad guaranteed a starting place off the back of his finest ever season where he played a key role in Manchester City’s title win.ġ1. Raheem Sterling (Man City) Age: 23 Caps: 37, Goals: 2 Likely to play the role of impact-sub.ġ0. Suffered at times with Manchester United last season but a potential match-winner on his day. Marcus Rashford (Man Utd) Age: 20, Caps: 17, Goals: 2 Undoubtedly England’s biggest goal threat.ġ9. The leading English goalscorer in each of the last four Premier League seasons, Kane will have the honour of leading his country out in Russia. Harry Kane (Tottenham) Age: 24, Caps: 23, Goals: 12 Potential starter? Forwards: Harry Kane took the lead in the race for the Golden Boot after his hat-trick against Panama (Getty Images)ĩ. Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea) Age: 22, Caps: 2, Goals: 0Ī man-of-the-match display on his debut against Germany certainly helped Ruben Loftus-Cheek as did a strong season with Crystal Palace. Jesse Lingard was the match-winner in England’s 1-0 win over the Dutch and has scored crucial goals in finals for his club.Ģ1.
Well-regarded by both Southgate and Mourinho. Jesse Lingard (Man Utd) Age: 25, Caps: 10 Goals: 1 Thought highly of by Southgate and should be one of the first names on the teamsheet.ħ. Jordan Henderson (Liverpool) Age: 27, Caps: 38, Goals: 0Ĭaptained Liverpool to a Champions League final but missed out to Kane on the armband for the World Cup. Eric Dier will predominantly be used in central midfield and has captained England under Southgate.Ĩ.
Eric Dier (Tottenham) Age: 24, Caps: 25, Goals: 3Ī useful player to have at a major tournament due to his ability to cover a variety of positions. Some were surprised to see Fabian Delph make the cut but he featured prominently for Manchester City as they won the title, albeit in an unfamiliar left-back role.Ĥ. Fabian Delph (Man City) Age: 28, Caps: 9, Goals: 0 Dele Alli (Tottenham) Age: 22, Caps: 23 Goals: 2ĭele Alli wasn’t quite able to replicate his 2016-17 form last season but he still made a valuable contribution to a Spurs side that finished 3rd in the Premier League.ġ7. Midfielders: Jesse Lingard has been a tireless runner in the England midfield and scored one of the goals of the World Cup against Panama (Getty Images)Ģ0. Out of the squad for four years, Ashley Young has clawed his way back in after being successfully re-positioned as a left-back by Jose Mourinho.
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